diff --git a/src/console.h b/src/console.h
index d29b81a..0731ab4 100644
--- a/src/console.h
+++ b/src/console.h
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ void kmscon_buffer_draw(struct kmscon_buffer *buf, struct kmscon_font *font);
 void kmscon_buffer_set_max_sb(struct kmscon_buffer *buf, unsigned int max);
 void kmscon_buffer_clear_sb(struct kmscon_buffer *buf);
 
+int kmscon_buffer_set_margins(struct kmscon_buffer *buf, unsigned int top,
+							unsigned int bottom);
+unsigned int kmscon_buffer_get_mtop(struct kmscon_buffer *buf);
+unsigned int kmscon_buffer_get_mbottom(struct kmscon_buffer *buf);
 unsigned int kmscon_buffer_get_width(struct kmscon_buffer *buf);
 unsigned int kmscon_buffer_get_height(struct kmscon_buffer *buf);
 void kmscon_buffer_write(struct kmscon_buffer *buf, unsigned int x,
diff --git a/src/console_cell.c b/src/console_cell.c
index bb1b51f..9aeaf28 100644
--- a/src/console_cell.c
+++ b/src/console_cell.c
@@ -617,6 +617,43 @@ int kmscon_buffer_resize(struct kmscon_buffer *buf, unsigned int x,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int kmscon_buffer_set_margins(struct kmscon_buffer *buf, unsigned int top,
+							unsigned int bottom)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!buf)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (top < buf->mtop_y) {
+		ret = resize_mtop(buf, top);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+		return resize_mbottom(buf, bottom);
+	} else {
+		ret = resize_mbottom(buf, bottom);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+		return resize_mtop(buf, top);
+	}
+}
+
+unsigned int kmscon_buffer_get_mtop(struct kmscon_buffer *buf)
+{
+	if (!buf)
+		return 0;
+
+	return buf->mtop_y;
+}
+
+unsigned int kmscon_buffer_get_mbottom(struct kmscon_buffer *buf)
+{
+	if (!buf)
+		return 0;
+
+	return buf->mbottom_y;
+}
+
 void kmscon_buffer_draw(struct kmscon_buffer *buf, struct kmscon_font *font)
 {
 	float xs, ys;